A press release has been announced indicating that The Hobbit will begin production with director Paul Anderson, who is (and I quote) ‘the young director whose portfolio includes smash successes such as Resident Evil, Event Horizon and Mortal Kombat’. This comes directly from a new teaser site www.thehobbitfilm.com. My question is where is PJ??? Why hasn’t he picked this up after King Kong?! [More]
“THE HOBBIT” TO BEGIN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN NEW ZEALAND in 2005
New Line Acquires Distribution Rights; Paul Anderson to Direct; McKellen, Serkis to Return
– The Hobbit will begin principal photography in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2005, under the direction sci-fi/fantasy director Paul Anderson, it was jointly announced today by Robert Shaye, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New Line Cinema; Michael Lynne, President and Chief Operating Officer of New Line Cinema; Mark Ordesky, President of Fine Line Features; and Anderson, who is also a writer and producer of the production. [Press Release]
